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Will It Be Hello Bayh or Goodbye?
Indiana U.S. Senator on short list to be Obama's running mate.
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More Free Rides on Public Transit
Starting this October, disabled low-income passengers can get a free pass.
Posted on 8.28.2008 by
City Room
Ranks of Uninsured Swell in Illinois
Illinois is lagging some neighboring states and the country as a whole in reducing the number of uninsured.
Posted on 8.27.2008 by
Gabriel Spitzer
Northwest Indiana Streel Strike Looming
Authorization vote on Wednesday night.
Posted on 8.26.2008 by
Michael Puente
South Suburb to Get New Mayor Tonight
Longtime Mayor Mark Stricker died earlier this month.
Posted on 8.25.2008 by
City Room
Clay, McDermott with Indiana Delegation at DNC
Mayor of Gary, Indiana, says nation needs a change.
Posted on 8.25.2008 by
Michael Puente
Indiana Mayors Still At Odds Over Primary
It's been three months since fiasco unfolded on national TV.
Posted on 8.23.2008 by
Michael Puente
RTA Says Falling Tax Revenue Strains Transit Budgets
Revenue from sales taxes are $6.5 million less than what the RTA budgeted for.
Posted on 8.22.2008 by
City Room
Rising Ridership Only Goes So Far in Transit Budgets
A swell of passangers doesn't balance out other fiscal drags.
Posted on 8.21.2008 by
City Room
Swim At Your Own Risk
Deadly rip currents at concern for Northwest Indiana beaches.
Posted on 8.21.2008 by
Michael Puente
Effort to Release Old Prisoners Irks Prosecutors
A bill that could lead to freedom for some elderly Illinois inmates gets bad reviews from some heavy-hitting opponents.
Posted on 8.21.2008 by
Chip Mitchell
Daley Says It's Not His Job to Choose a Senate President
We hear what Mayor Daley says about who could be the next Senate President.
Posted on 8.21.2008 by
City Room
CHA Releases Data on Residents
Agency says more tenants are working.
Posted on 8.21.2008 by
Natalie Moore
Amtrak Wants More Funding to Meet Rising Demand for Rail
Amtrak says it could double in size over the next decade if ridership continues to grow.
Posted on 8.21.2008 by
City Room
Could Emil Jones' Old-School Tactic Spell Trouble for Barack Obama?
Retiring State Senate President Emil Jones is attempting to hand his office down to his son, Emil Jones III. Fuss over the situation could mean trouble for Jones' most prominent political mentee, Illinois Senator and presumptive Democratic nominee, Barack Obama.
Posted on 8.20.2008 by
Ben Calhoun
Lawmakers Mull Freeing Some Elderly Inmates
A hearing of an Illinois House committee focuses on a bill that could enable some prisoners who’ve served 25 years to apply for sentence reduction.
Posted on 8.20.2008 by
Chip Mitchell
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